Retrospective: A year in ridiculous Sox fans

After a year of yucking it up at everyone's expense -- including my own -- it probably comes as no surprise that I'll confess to being something of a YouTube addict.

Sure, I enjoy a good Sox story as much as the next guy. But I also am an enthusiastic video afficionado of fans dancing, drinking mustard, falling in bleachers -- whatever's good for the funny bone, really.

In honor of Red Sox Monster's birthday, then, here's a retrospective of some of the most ridiculous videos dug up for this blog in the last year. In most cases, they appeared on the blogosphere here first. When I saw them somewhere else, we'll give the ol' tip o' the cap.

Oh yes, my friends. That video, posted in May, taught us all how difficult it is to get our swerve on after visiting the concession stand too frequently. And by concessions, I mean frost Sam Adams lagers.

Banana Man shows his aerodynamics

Obviously, one video of yahoos celebrating Boston's win in the 2007 World Series had to make the list. I chose this one, simply for the added creativity...

See, now we're on to something. Climbing a sign pole, traffic light or other piece of street landscape. Meh. Tired, man. Do it in a costume of a potassium-rich fruit? Now we're on to something!

Red Sox fan and Yankee fan unite... for embarassment

This video, which we spotted on Mr. Irrelevant, brought out a basic truth: Fans of all stripes look ridiculous dancing to music on the subway:

See, that's the kind of entertainment you just can't get at the game.

Fans heckle Julian Tavarez, live to tell tale

Honestly, I still shake my head in amazement that no one was harmed in the filming of this video from June:

There are, of course, many, many other videos that could qualify for this entry. If you have any favorites left out, feel free to bring it up in the comments. In the meantime, I will continue to waste brain cells on YouTube in the name of launching the next great bongo-dancing superstar.